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Customizing the Hero Image and Lead Story

Setting up the Hero Image and Lead Story for the Homepage

1. Create the “Lead Story” category if it does not already exist.

Posts > Category

  • Name: Lead Story
  • Slug: lead-story
  • Parent: none
  • Description: This creates the Slider or “Hero Image” post on the Homepage.

2. Create Lead Story Post

Posts > Add New

 NOTE:
The Featured Image for the Lead Story/Hero Image on the homepage must be 1600w x 460h

  • Title: Enter your title
  • Categories > Check “Lead Story”
  • Content: Add content
  • Featured Image > Set featured image > Upload a 1600w x 460h image
    Set TITLE:
    Set ALT:
  • Click Publish

 The “Lead Story” category with the most recent date will always show as the Hero Image/Lead Story. If you have an older post that you now want as the Lead Story/Hero Image, change the date of your post to make it the most recent post. Another way to control this is by changing the category that is being pulled in Genesis Responsive Slider.

Genesis Slider Settings
Genesis > Slider Settings

  • Type of Content > By Taxonomy and Terms > Choose a term to determine what slides to include: Lead Story
  • Number of Slides to Show: 1
  • Content Settings > Check these:  Display Post/Page Title in Slider?   Display Content in Slider?  Hide Title & Content on Mobile Devices
  • More Text (if applicable): Change “Continue Reading” to “Read More”
  • Excerpt Location (vertical): Bottom

Set Widgets for Slider
Appearance > Widgets

  • Move Genesis Responsive Slider to Home – Featured